Pressing iron rack



Feb. 22, 949.. c. R. HAWKINS PRESSING IRON RACK Filed Dec. 9, 1946 v I Inventcr CHARLES R. //AWKINS l 7 5 A lton eys Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in pressing iron racks, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described which may be conveniently and effectively employed for supporting the iron when the same is not being used.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack in which the iron may be readily applied and removed, and which, as a whole, may be conveniently mounted upon a Wall, or other supporting structure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack which will firmly and securely retain the iron in position.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a rack which is simple in construction, pleasing in appearance and which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention con- S essentially of the arrangement and construc tion of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, and

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of the line 33 in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are used to desi nate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail. the invention consists of a pressing iron rack designated generally by the reference character 5, the same embodying in its construction a pair of coacting shoes 6, configurated substantially as shown.

It will be noted that the shoes 6 are arcuated or concaved both longitudinally and transversely, each of the shoes consisting primarily of a tapered side wall 7 provided at one edge thereof with an inturned flange 8. These flanges are pivotally connected together adjacent the tapered ends of the shoes by a suitable rivet 9, as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings.

Each of a pair of links is pivotally connected at one end thereof by a further rivet II to the remaining end of one of the flanges 8, the remaining ends of the links being pivoted by a rivet l2.

The latter is provided with a central aperture adapted to receive a nail H3, or the like, whereby the entire assembly may be mounted in a substantially vertical position upon a wall it. It will be also noted that a pad l5, formed from asbestos, or other non-combustible material is interposed between the rack and the wall, as is best shown in Figure 2.

The pad I5 is, of course, retained in position by the aforementioned nail l3 and it should be also noted that the shoes 6 and the links it are staggered, as it were, so that the inner heads of the rivets 9, II and I2 are flush with the outer surface of the asbestos pad. This arrangement is best illustrated in the accompanying Figure 3.

When the invention is placed in use, the pressing iron indicated by the phantom lines i5 is simply inserted between the shoes 6 and it will be found that the weight of the iron will cause the shoes and the associated links I0 to close, so to speak, in the direction of the arrows ll, thereby firmly and securely clamping the iron between the shoes.

The provision of the pad I 5 will, of course, prevent any heat such as the iron may possess from being transmitted to the wall M.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A pressing iron rack comprising in combination, a pair of shoes pivotally connected together at one end thereof and adapted to removably retain the iron therebetween, a pair of links, and a stationary pivot extending through one end portion of each of said links, the remaining ends of said links being pivoted to said shoes.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

5 UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 565,350 Hall Aug. 4, 1896 1,743,850 Gervais Jan. 14, 1930 10 2,311,974 Smith Feb. 23, 1943 

